7 Policemen Killed in Pakistan IED Blast; TTP Claims Responsibility

• Seven police personnel died in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast targeting their vehicle in northwest Pakistan.
• The incident occurred in the Shadi Khel Bettani area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Lakki Marwat district on Friday.
• The banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack.
• SHO Azam, police driver Shah Bahram, and Insafuddin were among the deceased; one injured policeman succumbed later.
• President Asif Ali Zardari and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi condemned the attack, vowing to eliminate terrorism.